DOCSLIB.ORG

The University Musical Society of the University of Michigan

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The University Musical Society of the University of Michigan The University Musical Society of The University of Michigan Presents Guarneri String Quartet ARNOLD STEINHARDT, Violin MICHAEL TREE, Viola JOHN DALLEY, Violin DAVID SOYER, Cello with GARY GRAFFMAN, Pianist WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1975, AT 8:00 POWER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN PROGRAM Quartettsatz in C minor, No. 12, Posthumous SCHUBERT Allegro assai Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127, No. 12 . BEETHOVEN Maestoso: allegro Adagio, rna non troppo e molto cantabile j andante con mota j adagio molto espressivo Scherzando vivace Finale: allegro con mota INTERMISSION Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, Op. 81 . DVORAK Allegro Ina non tanto Dumka: andante con moto Scherzo: molto vivace Allegro Guameri Quartet: RCA Victor Red Seal Records Mr. GrafJ1IIall: Columbia and RCA Victor Records Eleventh Concert Fourth Annual Choice Series, Power Center Complete Programs 39 18 PROGRAM NOTES PAUL AFFELDER Quartettsatz in C minor, No. 12 (1 82 0) . FRANZ SCHUBERT Schubert is known to have composed nineteen string quartets of which four are incomplete and three are lost. The background of the "Unfinished" Quartet in C minor is somewhat obscure, but it is generally felt that the composer intended it to be the start of a complete work. Laid aside, it was never even performed until several decades after Schubert's death. Although he was less than twenty-four years old when he wrote it, the composer had already abandoned the hard-won technique of his earlier studies and, abruptly breaking with the eighteenth-century style of quartet writing (symbolically described as "a conversation between four witty people"), he took a big step forward toward self -e:Kpression and self-fulfillment. In this single movement Schubert succeeds in describing the idea of death as an experience in musical terms. Commencing with a swelling tremolo or quaver in all four voices, he early establishes an air of mystery and uncertainty. Later this feeling of great inner tumult resolves in cadences of exquisite pianissimo, symbolizing spiritual release from earthly bonds. But before it ends, the mood turns again to one of tragic and bitter reflection. Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127 . LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN The last five string quartets of Beethoven-Op. 127, 130, 131, 132 and 135, together with the "Grosse Fuge," Op. 133, which originally constituted the finale of Op. 130-are generally regarded not only as the composer's supreme achievement in this or any other geme but also as the greatest masterpieces ever written for four­ stringed instruments. Even today, with each new hearing, this music reveals new wonders, at the same time confounding its interpreters with fresh challenges. The Quartet No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 127, was probably begun as early as the spring of 1822 but was not completed until February 1825 . By now, Beethoven, beset by illness, fmancial and family problems, was totally shut off from the outside world by his complete deafness. Yet he was able to communicate his deepest and most inti­ mate thoughts and feelings to countless generations of music lovers through these last quartets, which were also his last compositions. Written in four movements, the first begins with a brief but extremely sonorous introduction, Maestoso, which blossoms into a graceful, flowing Allegro that is twice interrupted by the return of the introductory Maestoso . The slow movement is a noble Adagio, comprising a long-lined theme with five imaginative variations. The third movement is a spirited Scherzando vivace, which ends abruptly, followed by the last movement marked simply Finale, bringing the composition to a close on a strongly affirmative note. Quintet for Piano and Strings in A major, Op. 81 ANTO NIN DVORAK Dvorak's Piano Quintet in A major, one of the fi nest and most popular works of its kind in the entire literature, was composed between August 18 and October 3, 188 7, at his summer home on the edge of a forest in the village of Vysoka. It received its initial performance at a concert of the Society of Artists in Prague on January 6, 1888. "This work probably epitomizes more completely the genuine Dvorak style in most of its facets than any other work of his," writes John Clapham in his recent estimable biography of the composer. "Laughter and tears, sorrow and gaiety, are found side by side, as well as many moods that lie between these two extremes. All are presented with consummate mastery, they are decked in a wide range of instru­ mental coloring, and through the whole sweeps the life-blood of vital rhythm." These contrasts of mood show up at once in the first movement, Allegro ma non tanto. What is so remarkable is that all these shifts and shadings are achieved with only one basic theme; for, with the exception of the rhythmic transitional passages, all of the thematic material is derived from the opening melody sung by the cello. The over-all atmosphere is warm, and the movement ends in an exultant coda. The second movement bears the title Dumka and the tempo marking Andante can mota. The dumka is a type of Slavic folk song of a narrative character that is often in two sections, one pensive and melancholy, the other exuberant. Dvorak, who used the dumka as a musical form in a number of his wo rks, tr'eats it rather differently here. The basic schematic pattern of the movement is A-B-A-C-A-B-A. In this plan, A is the pensive, melancholy section; B is a brighter, more op timistic, slightly faster section with new material, and C is a lively, dancelike Vivace whose theme is a derivation and transformation of A. So once again, there is frequent change of mood. Though the third movement is marked Scherzo (Furiant), Malta vivace, it is more like a fast waltz than a true juriant, which is a Czech dance full of syncopation and constantly shifting accents. The somewhat slower-paced trio-or contrasting middle section-is marked Poco t?'anguillo and offers a reposeful new theme com­ bined at times with part of the theme from the Scherzo section. The Finale, Allegro, is full of bubbling high spirits from beginning to end. All of its themes are bright and vivacious, and the mood of gaiety is ,even sustained in the learned little fu gato in the development section. The tempo slackens momentarily in the coda, but this is only a foil for the superspeed co ncluding pages. Mstislav Rostropovich world-renowned Soviet cellist in recital SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 19, 1975, AT 2:30 HILL AUDITORIUM MARCEL MARCEAU, Pantomimist Friday, Saturday, Sunday, January 10, 11 & 12 DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday, January 11 ALDO CECCATO, conductor; LORIN HOLLANDER, pianist Bach. Piano Concerto in D minor; Strauss: Burleske in D minor; Dvorak : Symphony No.8 SYNTAGMA MUSICUM FROM AMSTERDAM Thursday, January 23 TOKYO STRING QUARTET Sunday, February 2 Haydn: Quartet, Op. 50, No.1; Bartok: Quartet No.6; Debussy: Quartet in G minor AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA . Sunday, February 9 MORTON GOULD, conductor Bernstein: "Candide" Overture; Strauss: "Macbetll"; Ives: Second Orches tral Set; Gould: Declaration Suite j Musso rgsky-Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition PRAGUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (replacing Moscow Chamber Orchestra) Tuesday, February 11 Mozart: Symphony in D major, K. 504 ("Prague"); Prokofieff: "Classical Symphony" in D major; Dvorak: Czech Suite in D major, Op. 39 GOLDOVSKY GRAND OPERA THEATER Thursday, February 13 Donizetti: "The Interru pted Wedding Night"; Debussy : "The Prodigal Son" JEAN-PIERRE RAMPAL, Flutist, AND ROBERT VEYRON-LA CROIX, Keyboa1'd . Tuesday, February 18 HARKNESS BALLET Thursday, February 20 CHHAU, MASKED DANCE OF BENGAL Saturday, February 22 Moscow BALALAIKA ORCHESTRA AND LUDMlLA ZYKINA Monday, February 24 PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY . Wednesday, March 12 STRASBOURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Saturday, March 15 ALAIN LOMBARD, conductor; JEAN-BERNARD POMMIER, p'ianist QAWWALI MUSIC FROM PAKISTAN Sunday, March 16 VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY, Pianist Wednesday, March 19 ARS ANTIQUA DE PARIS Saturday, March 29 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday, April 5 SElJA OZAWA, conductor; AND THE FESTIVAL CHORUS Featuring Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe" PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ Wednesday, April 9 SPANISH RTV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA . Friday, April 11 ENRIQUE GARCIA ASCENSIO, conductor,' NARCISO YEPES, guitarist 82ND ANN ARBOR MAY FESTIVAL Four concerts-April 30, May 1, 2, and 3 THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA, EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductol' THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION, JOHN PRITCHARD, Guest Conductor Soloists RUDOLF SERKIN, Pianist DONALD BELL, Bass GRACE BUMBRY, Soprano Series ticket orders now being accepted; brochure available with complete details. UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY Burton Memorial Tower, Ann Arbor, Michigan Phone 665-.3 717 .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • 100Th Season Anniversary Celebration Gala Program At
    Friday Evening, May 5, 2000, at 7:30 Peoples’ Symphony Concerts 100th Season Celebration Gala This concert is dedicated with gratitude and affection to the many artists whose generosity and music-making has made PSC possible for its first 100 years ANTON WEBERN (1883-1945) Langsaner Satz for String Quartet (1905) Langsam, mit bewegtem Ausdruck HUGO WOLF (1860-1903) “Italian Serenade” in G Major for String Quartet (1892) Tokyo String Quartet Mikhail Kopelman, violin; Kikuei Ikeda, violin; Kazuhide Isomura, viola; Clive Greensmith, cello LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Trio for piano, violin and cello in B-flat Major Op. 11 (1798) Allegro con brio Adagio Allegretto con variazione The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio Joseph Kalichstein, piano; Jamie Laredo, Violin; Sharon Robinson. cello GYORGY KURTAG (b. 1926) Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánsky 1 Largo 2 Piú andante 3 Sostenuto, quasi giusto 4 Grave, moto sostenuto 5 Presto 6 Molto agitato 7 Sehr fliessend 8 Lento 9 Largo 10 Sehr fliessend 10a A Tempt 11 Sostenuto 12 Sostenuto, quasi guisto 13 Sostenuto, con slancio 14 Disperato, vivo 15 Larghetto Juilliard String Quartet Joel Smirnoff, violin; Ronald Copes, violin; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Joel Krosnick, cello GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937) arr. PETER STOLTZMAN Porgy and Bess Suite (1935) It Ain’t Necessarily So Prayer Summertime Richard Stoltzman, clarinet and Peter Stoltzman, piano intermission MICHAEL DAUGHERTY (b. 1954) Used Car Salesman (2000) Ethos Percussion Group Trey Files, Eric Phinney, Michael Sgouros, Yousif Sheronick New York Premiere Commissined by Hancher Auditorium/The University of Iowa LEOS JANÁCEK (1854-1928) Mládi (Youth) Suite for Wind Instruments (1924) Allegro Andante sostenuto Vivace Allegro animato Musicians from Marlboro Tanya Dusevic Witek, flute; Rudolph Vrbsky, oboe; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Jo-Ann Sternberg, bass clarinet; Daniel Matsukawa, bassoon; David Jolley, horn ZOLTAN KODALY (1882-1967) String Quartet #2 in D minor, Op.
    [Show full text]
  • Everything Essential
    Everythi ng Essen tial HOW A SMALL CONSERVATORY BECAME AN INCUBATOR FOR GREAT AMERICAN QUARTET PLAYERS BY MATTHEW BARKER 10 OVer tONeS Fall 2014 “There’s something about the quartet form. albert einstein once Felix Galimir “had the best said, ‘everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.’ that’s the essence of the string quartet,” says arnold Steinhardt, longtime first violinist of the Guarneri Quartet. ears I’ve been around and “It has everything that is essential for great music.” the best way to get students From Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert through the romantics, the Second Viennese School, Debussy, ravel, Bartók, the avant-garde, and up to the present, the leading so immersed in the act of composers of each generation reserved their most intimate expression and genius for that basic ensemble of two violins, a viola, and a cello. music making,” says Steven Over the past century america’s great music schools have placed an increasing emphasis tenenbom. “He was old on the highly specialized and rigorous discipline of quartet playing. among them, Curtis holds a special place despite its small size. In the last several decades alone, among the world and new world.” majority of important touring quartets in america at least one chair—and in some cases four—has been filled by a Curtis-trained musician. (Mr. Steinhardt, also a longtime member of the Curtis faculty, is one.) looking back, the current golden age of string quartets can be traced to a mission statement issued almost 90 years ago by early Curtis director Josef Hofmann: “to hand down through contemporary masters the great traditions of the past; to teach students to build on this heritage for the future.” Mary louise Curtis Bok created a haven for both teachers and students to immerse themselves in music at the highest levels without financial burden.
    [Show full text]
  • Recital Programs 1954-55; 1955-56; 1956-57
    THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC CURTIS HALL, THIRTY-FIRST SEASON — 1954.55 GRADUATION RECITAL BY MICHAEL TREE, Violinist Student of Mr. Zimbalist Vladimir Sokoloff at the Piano TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 16, 1954 AT 5:15 O'CLOCK PROGRAM I Ciaccona Tommaso Antonio Vitali II Sonata in B flat major (K.378) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegro moderate Andantino eostenuto e cantabile Rondo : Allegro III Concerto Aram Khachaturian Allegro con fermeEza Andante eoetenuto Allegro vivace IV Fantasia appassionata Henri Vieuxtemps V Sarasateana Efrem Zimbalist Tango Playera Habanera Polo Malagnefia Zapateado steinway piano THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC CUETIS HAXL, THIETY -FIRST SEASON - 195^-55 RECITAL OF MUSIC FOR THE HARP By Students of Mr Salzedo Monday Afternoon, November 22, 195^ at 5^15 o'clock PROGRAM I Sonata in C minor GIOVAMI-BATTISTA PESCETTI 1704-1766 Allegro vigoroso Andantino espressivo Presto " Prelude in C (1913 ) • • -SERGE PROKOFIEV 1891-1953 NADIA BERKEY^^ II Five Poetical Studies (1918) CARLOS SALZEDO Flight Mirage Idyllic Poem Inquietude Communion PHYLLIS ENSHER III . The Harmonious Blacksmith GEORG FRIEDRICH HAHIEL 1685-1759 Scintillation (1936) CARLOS SALZEDO PEGGY SCEUMACKER Lyon & Healy Harps **Did not play because of sore finger THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC CURTIS HALL. THIRTY-FIRST SEASON — 1954-55 FACULTY RECITAL BY MR MIECZYSLAW HORSZO^TSKI TVE5DAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 30. 19S4 AT 5:15 OCLOCK BEETHOVEN PROGRAM Sonata in D major. Opus 28 Allegro Andante Scherzo : Alleero viTace Rondo : Allegro ma non troppo n Sis \ ariations on the duet AeZ cor piii non mi sento (Tvom Paiiiello's opera La .Vo'.inarci) HI Rondo a capriccio in G major.
    [Show full text]
  • View PDF Online
    MARLBORO MUSIC 60th AnniversAry reflections on MA rlboro Music 85316_Watkins.indd 1 6/24/11 12:45 PM 60th ANNIVERSARY 2011 MARLBORO MUSIC Richard Goode & Mitsuko Uchida, Artistic Directors 85316_Watkins.indd 2 6/23/11 10:24 AM 60th AnniversA ry 2011 MARLBORO MUSIC richard Goode & Mitsuko uchida, Artistic Directors 85316_Watkins.indd 3 6/23/11 9:48 AM On a VermOnt HilltOp, a Dream is BOrn Audience outside Dining Hall, 1950s. It was his dream to create a summer musical community where artists—the established and the aspiring— could come together, away from the pressures of their normal professional lives, to exchange ideas, explore iolinist Adolf Busch, who had a thriving music together, and share meals and life experiences as career in Europe as a soloist and chamber music a large musical family. Busch died the following year, Vartist, was one of the few non-Jewish musicians but Serkin, who served as Artistic Director and guiding who spoke out against Hitler. He had left his native spirit until his death in 1991, realized that dream and Germany for Switzerland in 1927, and later, with the created the standards, structure, and environment that outbreak of World War II, moved to the United States. remain his legacy. He eventually settled in Vermont where, together with his son-in-law Rudolf Serkin, his brother Herman Marlboro continues to thrive under the leadership Busch, and the great French flutist Marcel Moyse— of Mitsuko Uchida and Richard Goode, Co-Artistic and Moyse’s son Louis, and daughter-in-law Blanche— Directors for the last 12 years, remaining true to Busch founded the Marlboro Music School & Festival its core ideals while incorporating their fresh ideas in 1951.
    [Show full text]
  • Guarneri String Quartet
    Presents Guarneri String Quartet ARNOLD STEINHARDT, Violin MICHAEL TREE, Viola JOHN DALLEY, Violin DAVID SOYER, Cello SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 10, 1976, AT 2 :30 RACKHAM AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN PROGRAM Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127 BEETHOVEN Maestoso-Allegro Adagio, rna non troppo e rnolto cantabile Scherzando vivace Finale Quartet in D major, Op. 18, No.3 BEETHOVEN Allegro Andante con rnoto Allegro Presto INT ERM ISSION Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 BEETHOVEN Allegro Molto adagio Allegretto Finale: presto This concert is the first program of the complete Beetho ven quartet cycle being performed by the GlIameri Quartet during this 1976-77 seaso n. RCA Red Seal R ecords Added Concert Complete Programs 4008 Ludwig van Beethoven (BORN D ECEMBER 16, 1770, I N BON N ; DIED MARCH 26 , 1827 , IN V IENNA) Quartet No. 12 in E-fiat major, Op. 127 The last five string quartets of Bee thoven-Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, and 135, together with the Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 , are generally regarded not only as the compose r's supreme achievement in this or any other genre but as the grea test masterpieces ever written for four stringed instruments. Even today, with each new hea ring, this music reveals new wonders, while simultaneously con­ founding its interpreters with fresh challenges . "A fundamental difference of outlook separates the last quartets fr om those that preceded them," wrote J oseph de Marliave. " .. Impassioned they may be, these earlier quartets, but they are primarily obj ec tive, and the later works are stamped with a profound and undeniable subjectivity j the mind that fo rmed them is no w wholly independent of external things for its inspira ti on, de­ tached from outside interests and careless of traditional form j the last quartets are essentially the di rect expression of Beethoven's most intimate spirit, the channel of inspi ration flo wing from another sphere." Quartet No.
    [Show full text]
  • For Immediate Release
    For Immediate Release THE GUARNERI STRING QUARTET WILL CELEBRATE ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY BY GIVING A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK CITY – A SERIES OF EVENTS AT LINCOLN CENTER, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, APRIL 11 AND 12, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION, MASTER CLASS AND OPEN REHEARSAL WILL CONTINUE THE GUARNERI’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS The world-renowned Guarneri String Quartet, one of the most esteemed and beloved ensembles of our time, will continue its 40th anniversary celebration by giving a gift to the people of New York City: a series of three events on Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12, in the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Rehearsal Studio of Lincoln Center, which will be free and open to the public. The events include a master class involving top young string quartets from The Juilliard School, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Manhattan School of Music; an open rehearsal for the Guarneri String Quartet’s Alice Tully Hall concert on April 13 presented by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; and a panel discussion with the members of the Guarneri Quartet, veteran members of historic string quartets, and members of the newest quartet generation. All three events will be held in the Rose Studio of the Rose Building (165 West 65th Street, 10th Floor; 65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue) and are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the Guarneri String Quartet are Arnold Steinhardt and John Dalley, violins; Michael Tree, viola; and Peter Wiley, cello.
    [Show full text]
  • MUSC 2021.02.02 Francoisprog.Pdf (1.466Mb)
    SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE RON FRANCOIS / VIOLIN SILVANA SANTINELLI / PIANO FEBRUARY 2, 2021 ORGAN RECITAL HALL w w PROGRAM: RON FRANCOIS / VIOLIN SILVANA SANTINELLI / PIANO SONATA IN A MAJOR BWV 1015 / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) I. Dolce II. Allegro III. Andante un poco IV. Presto THE LARK ASCENDING / RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958) SONATA NO. 3 IN C MINOR OP. 45 / EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907) I. Allegro molto ed appassionato II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza III. Allegro animato SPIEGEL IM SPIEGEL FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO / ARVO PÄRT (B. 1935) SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE BIOGRAPHIES The DUO FRANCOIS combines the extraordinary gifts of Canadian Violinist Ronald Francois and Mexican Pianist Silvana Santinelli. The energetic ensemble has quickly become well known and sought after for their dynamic performances. The Duo brings together two internationally acclaimed soloists and chamber musicians, who combine charisma, musical command, synchronicity and virtuosity. RON FRANCOIS has performed in venues across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Mexico as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. His performances have consistently won the acclaim of notable musicians. “...A fantastic violinist...a big talent,” said Abram Shtern — concertmaster of the Kiev State Opera and professor at the Kiev Conservatory. Francois’ playing is “...extremely musical. Francois plays with great sensitivity and warmth,” said concert violinist Daniel Heifetz “....A wonderful musician...sensitive ensemble player and a brilliant violinist,” said Michael Tree from the Guarneri String Quartet. Founder of the Duo Francois with pianist Silvana Santinelli, the duo was recently awarded the Silver Medal in the ‘Duo’ and ‘Emerging Artists’ categories at the Global Music Awards.
    [Show full text]
  • 26 February 2016 Page 1 of 22
    Radio 3 Listings for 20 – 26 February 2016 Page 1 of 22 SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2016 Over Me' Annika Skoglund (soprano), Bengt-Åke Lundin (piano), Staffan SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b07056v1) Sjöholm (double bass) The Borodin Quartet at the 2015 Trans-Siberian Art Festival in Russia 4:28 AM Kapsberger, Giovanni Girolamo [c.1580-1651] John Shea presents a 70th anniversary concert performance Toccata arpeggiata, Toccata seconda, and Colascione for from the Borodin Quartet at the 2015 Trans-Siberian Art chittarone Festival in Russia. Lee Santana (theorbo) 1:01 AM 4:37 AM Borodin, Alexander (1833-1887) Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767) String Quartet No.2 in D major Quadro for 2 violins, viola & continuo in B flat major Borodin Quartet: Ruben Aharonian (violin), Sergei Lomovsky The King's Consort, Robert King (director) (violin), Igor Naidin (viola), Vladimir Balshin (cello) 4:44 AM 1:31 AM Debussy, Claude (1862-1918), orch. Henri Büsser Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Printemps - symphonic suite String Quartet in C minor D.703, "Quartettsatz" The Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Volodymyr Sirenko Borodin Quartet (conductor) 1:41 AM 5:01 AM Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893) Kreisler, Fritz (1875-1962) String Quartet No.1 in D major (Op.11) Liebesleid - Old Viennese Dance No.2 (1910) Borodin Quartet Uroš Prevoršek (violin), Marjan Vodopivec (piano) 2:10 AM 5:04 AM Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893), arr. Dubinsky, Rostislav Traditional Swedish (1923-1997) Swedish Folk Dance Sweet Dreams, from 'Children's Album, Op.39' Andreas Borregaard (accordion) Borodin Quartet 5:12 AM 2:13 AM Handel, Georg Frideric (1685-1759) Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) arr.
    [Show full text]
  • Menus for State Dinners During the Carter Administration
    Menus for State Dinners during the Carter Administration President Jose Lopez Portillio of Mexico February 14, 1977 Dinner: Shrimp Gumbo Soup Corn Sticks Paul Mason Rare Sherry Supreme of Capon in White Grape Sauce Saffron Rice Asparagus Tips in Butter Charles Krug Gamay Beaujolais Hearts of Lettuce Salad Trappist Cheese Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc Burnt Almond Ice Cream Ring Butterscotch Sauce Cookies Demitasse Entertainment: Rudolf Serkin Program Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Felix Mendelssohn Sonata in F minor, Op. 57, Ludwig van Beethoven (“Appassionata”) Allegro assai Andante con moto (variazioni); Allegro ma non troppo-Presto Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada February 21, 1977 Dinner: Alaskan King Crab in Herb Sauce Saint Michelle Chenin Blanc Roast Stuffed Saddle of Lamb Timbale of Spinach Glazed Carrots Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Watercress and Mushroom Salad Wisconsin Blue Cheese Beaulieu Extra Dry Orange Sherbet Ambrosia Cookies Demitasse Entertainment: The Young Columbians (19 Students from the Columbia School of Theatrical Arts, Inc., in Columbia Maryland) In 30 minutes, they cause American History to unfold through classic songs and dances from colonial days to the present. U.S. Marine Band will play selections from American Broadway musicals and movies in the foyer during dinner. U.S. Army Strings will stroll through the Dining Room during dessert. A Marine Corps harpist will provide music in the Diplomatic Reception Room where guests arrive. Prime Minister Rabin of Israel March 7, 1977 Dinner: Cold Cucumber Soup Bread Sticks Baked Stripped Bass Eggplant Braised Celery Charles Krug Johannisberg Riesling Hearts of Palm and Watercress Vinaigrette Almaden Blanc de Blancs Macedoine of Fresh Fruit Macaroons Entertainment: The Alexandria Quartet will perform a brief musical interlude in the Dining Room following the toast.
    [Show full text]
  • Guarneri String Quartet ARNOLD STEINHARDT, Violinist MICHAEL TREE, Violist JOHN DALLEY, Violinist DAVID SOYER, Cellist
    THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Guarneri String Quartet ARNOLD STEINHARDT, Violinist MICHAEL TREE, Violist JOHN DALLEY, Violinist DAVID SOYER, Cellist TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1986, AT 8:00 RACKHAM AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN PROGRAM Fifth concert of the complete Beethoven quartet cycle Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130 Adagio, ma non troppo; allegro Presto Andante con moto, ma non troppo Allegro assai, alia danza tedesca Cavatina: adagio molto espressivo Finale: allegro INTERMISSION Quartet in F major, Op. 59, No. 1 Allegro Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando Adagio molto e mesto Tema russe: allegro RCA Red Seal Records This evening's program is the fifth of six being presented in Ann Arbor over three successive seasons, in which the Guarneri Quartet performs the complete cycle of Beethoven's string quartets. The final concert of the cycle is Friday, February 13. The Musical Society gratejully acknowledges the generosity of Ford Motor Company Fund for underwriting the costs of this house program. New UMS 1986-87 Season Events Calendar A convenient and attractive month-by-month wall calendar for planning cultural and other important events on sale in the lobby for $4, or at Burton Tower during office hours. Sixth Concert of the 108th Season Twenty-fourth Annual Chamber Arts Series Program Notes by Jeremy Yudkin Quartet in B-flat major, Op. 130 .................. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (b. Dec. 15 or 16, 1770; d. Mar. 26, 1827) The Op. 130 Quartet is written on a grand scale, with six movements in a continuous alternation of fast and slow tempos, and enclosing two dance movements and two slow movements.
    [Show full text]
  • Mozart's String Quartet in D Minor, K
    THE BIOGRAPHY OF A STRING QUARTET: Mozart’s String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 (417b) by Alexa Vivien Wilks A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts Faculty of Music University of Toronto © Copyright by Alexa Vivien Wilks 2015 The Biography of a String Quartet: Mozart’s String Quartet in D minor, K. 421 (417b) Alexa Vivien Wilks Doctor of Musical Arts Faculty of Music University of Toronto 2015 Abstract Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quartet K. 421 in D minor remains one of his most celebrated quartets. K. 421 is the second work in a set of six quartets dedicated to Mozart’s colleague and mentor, Joseph Haydn, and is the only ‘Haydn’ Quartet in a minor key. An overview of the historical background of K. 421, the significance of D minor in Mozart’s compositions, as well as the compositional relationship between Mozart and Haydn situates this work amongst Mozart’s other string quartet compositions and provides context for the analysis of different editions. An outline of the historical practices and roles of editors, as well as a detailed analysis and comparison of different editions against the autograph manuscript and the first edition published by Artaria in 1785 examines the numerous discrepancies between each of the different publications of K. 421. Using the information acquired from the comparative study of selected historical editions, some possibilities for future editions of K. 421 are discussed. When undertaking the study of a new quartet, performers can learn a great deal from listening to recordings.
    [Show full text]
  • Buffalo Chamber Music Society 1924-2019 Ensembles – Artists
    BUFFALO CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY 1924-2019 ENSEMBLES – ARTISTS ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS, IONA BROWN, Director and violin soloist ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS OCTET Kenneth Sillito, violin, leader; Harvey de Souza, violin; Mark Butler, violin; Paul Ezergailis, violin Robert Smissen, viola; Duncan Ferguson, viola; Stephen Orton, cello; John Heley, cello AIZURI QUARTET Emma Frucht & Miho Saegusa, violins; Ayane Kozasa, viola; Karen Ouzounian, cello ; ALBENERI TRIO Alexander Schneider, violin; Benar Heifetz, cello; Erich Itor Kahn, piano – 1945, 1948 Giorgio Ciompi, violin; Benar Heifetz, cello; Erich Itor Kahn, piano 1951, 1952,1955 Giorgio Ciompi, violin; Benar Heifetz, cello, Ward Davenny, piano 1956, 1958 Giorgio Ciompi, violn; Benar Heifetz, cello; Arthur Balsam, piano 1961 ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER AND FRIENDS Alexander Schneider, violin; Ruth Laredo, piano; Walter Trampler, viola, Leslie Parnas, cello 1973 Alexander Schneider, violin; Walter Trampler, viola; Laurence Lesser, cello; Lee Luvisi, piano 1980 ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET Eric Pritchard, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello 1988 Ge-Fang Yang, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello 1994 Zakarias Grafilo, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello 2006 ALMA TRIO Andor Toth, violin; Gabor Rejto, cello; Adolph Baller, piano 1967 Andor Toth, violin; Gabor Rejto, cello; William Corbett Jones, piano 1970 ALTENBERG TRIO Claus-Christian Schuster, piano; Amiram Ganz,
    [Show full text]